"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.